Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-03-18
RAILROAD HORRORS:
Record OF tho More Notable Disasters o
This Description.


1s53-May 6, 46 persons killed, 80 in
jurcd, Mt open drawbridgc, Nor
walk, Conn.
1e54-Octobcr "a, 40 passengers killed
ON the Great Western in Canada
1S56-July II, 62 persons, mostly chill
dren, burned and 100 injured or
North Pennsylvania railroad.
i857-March IL, 60 persons killed OF
Great Western of Canada ut Dcs
Jardine Canal.
l857-June 28, IL killed and 100 in.
jurcd near Lcwishan, England.
l859-June 27, 80 persons killed and 4C
wounded by n washout on Mich
igan Southern, near South Bend,
Ind.
1s59-August 2, IS persons killed on
Albany, Vermont & Canada rail.
road in Tomhannock creek.
lS59-Dcccmbc 81, IA persons killed
at q bridge near Columbus, Ga.
tS61-August 25, 2S persons killed, 100
injured at Croydon tunnel, near
London, England.
iS62-Octobcr IS, 10 persons killed, Sc
injured near Winchburg, Scot
land.
lS62-July 10, so persons killed, 60 in
jured on the Erie road near Port
Jarvis.
i867-December 1s, 40 persons burned
to death near Angola, Lake
Shore; December IL, Is lives lost
at Hanlan bridge, Vermont Cen
trail railroad.
ls6S-April IA, 20 persons killed, 60 in.
jured at Carrs Rock, near Port
Jarvis.
ls6S-August 20, 3S persons burned at
Abergelc, North Wales.
iS6S-August 90, 81 persons killed, 60
injured on Northwestern railway
of Bohemia.
ls69-July IA, 10 persons burned at
Mast Hope, N. Y, on Erie
road.
lS71-July 8, Is persons killed, 20 in
jured at Harpeth River, Tenn.
1S71-August 26, 80 persons killed, so
injured by collision at Revere,
near Boston, Mass.
lS71-February 6, % lives lost by the
burning of an oil train at New
Hamburger, N. Y.
1S72-Decembcr "a, 10 killed by tram
falling into ravine at Norwich,
England.
1s74-September 10, "a killed, 40
wounded by collision at Shipton,
England.
1S74-September 20, 43 drowned by
train plunging into the Cherwcll
river, England.
ls76-January 81, 13 killed by collision
on the Great Northern railway,
England.
lS76-September 26, 25 killed by acci-
dent at Block Lick station, Penn.
1S76-Decembcr 2S, over 100 lives
were lost by the disaster at Ash
tabula, o.
l879-December 23, 200 drowned by q
train breaking through the Tay
bridge, Scotland.
l8S1-March 3, 40 emigrants killed in
collision at Macon, Mo. Wreck
ing train proceeding to scene and
ditched and persons killed.
lSS2-January IS, collision on the Hud-
son river railroad near Spuyten
Duyvil; lives lost, including
Senator Webster Wagner.
lSS3-March 80, loss of SO lives by
railroad accident on the Cincin-
natl Southern railroad near Ma
eAn'e Stot,A, nl,i1
Cinnamon killed by an accident
on the Northern Pacific railroad
in Montana.-July 2S, accident
on the Rome, Watertown G. Og-
densburgh road at Carlyon; 23
persons killed; over 40 injured.
November 80, 1S persons kill.
ed at st. Meen, France.
1SS4-January 2, 25 persons killed by a
ia lroad collision near Toronto
May l, collision near Connells-
vile, Pa, IA lives lost.-June 6,
IA persons killed by an accident
on the Missouri Pacific railroad
near Mincola.-June II, IA per-
sons killed by disaster at New
Laredo, N. M.-June 2S, train
falls through a bridge near Cum
ningham, Mo-; 20 persons killed
or wounded.-July 16, accident
on the Manchester and Sheffield
railway, England; % lives lost
November IA, Is persons perish
in collision at Hanau, Austria.
l885-January 30,railroad disaster near
Sydney, N. S. W.; 40 persons
killed.-June 8, train derailed
by robbers near Rasloff, Russia;
20 persons killed and wounded.-
October 1S, collision between
three Pennsylvania railroad
trains near Jersey City; IL per-
sons killed.-December Is. col
lision near Anstell, Ga; 12 lives
lost.
18Ss-January IS. train wrecked at
Valdivia, Peru; 80 soldiers per-
ish.-March 10, collision be-
tween Monte Carlo and Mentone,
Italy; 20 persons killed.--Sep-
tember IA, collision on the
'Nickel Plate road near Buff
falo; 23 lives lost.-October 23,
disaster near Rio, Wis; Is pas
sengcrs burned to death.-No-
vember 8, train wrecked near
Nikolaiev and Odessa, Russia; 40
soldiers killed. December IS,
collision at Charkow, Russia; 13
persons perish.
1887-January 4, collision near Tifiin,
Ohio; 20 lives lost.-February 5,
over 20 passengers burned and
manned by bridge disaster at
Woodstock, Yt.-1roy IN ~
Times.